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Snippet of Article: "...President Donald J. Trump today announced the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, following a successful overnight joint U.S. military extraction in Venezuela's capital of Caracas. ..."
Source: www.war.govSnippet of Article: "Trump said the U.S. had struck a "big facility" ..."They have a big plant or a big facility where the ships come from," Trump said, without identifying Venezuela as the target. "Two nights ago we knocked that out."
Asked about the comments on Monday, Trump told reporters the strike was "along the shore" ...Venezuela is a known hub for trafficking drugs"...
Snippet of Article: "The United States “apprehended” an oil tanker off Venezuela on Saturday...It was the second time in two weeks that US forces have interdicted a tanker in the region, and comes days after President Donald Trump announced a blockade of “sanctioned oil vessels” heading to and leaving Venezuela.
“In a pre-dawn action early this morning on Dec. 20, the US Coast Guard with the support of the Department of War apprehended an oil tanker that was last docked in Venezuela...Homeland Security identified the vessel as the Centuries and said it was “suspected of carrying oil subject to US sanctions.”
Centuries is a Chinese-owned, Panama-flagged oil tanker, according to TankerTrackers, an online service monitoring oil shipments and storage."
Snippet of Article: " the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado. Machado earned the award for her "tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy."...Because of his work, Machado dedicated her Nobel Peace Prize to the people of Venezuela and President Trump: We are on the threshold of victory and today, more than ever, we count on President Trump, the people of the United States, the peoples of Latin America, and the democratic nations of the world as our principal allies to achieve Freedom and democracy.
I dedicate this prize to the suffering people of Venezuela and to President Trump for his decisive support of our cause!..."
Snippet of Article: "... rules of engagement to U.S. forces operating near Venezuela. ...Maduro, realizing that the Find Out part of the FAFO sequence of events is about to start, called for negotiations. ..."
Source: redstate.comSnippet of Article: "...Attorney General Pam Bondi announces the Trump administration is offering a $50M bounty for information leading to the arrest of Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro for various serious crimes..."
Source: www.msn.comSnippet of Article: "...The Department has determined there is a very high risk of wrongful detention of U.S. nationals in Venezuela. Security forces have detained U.S. citizens for up to five years without respect for due process. The U.S. government is not generally informed of the detention of U.S. citizens in Venezuela nor is it permitted to visit U.S. national detainees in Venezuela. The U.S. government has no way to contact U.S. nationals detained in Venezuela, and those detained are not allowed to contact family members or independent legal counsel. According to former detainees, as well as independent human rights organizations, detainees have been subjected to torture and cruel, inhumane, or degrading treatment or punishment, including severe beatings, prolonged restraint in stress positions, and waterboarding.
Violent crimes, such as homicide, armed robbery, kidnapping, and carjacking, are common in Venezuela. Political rallies and demonstrations occur, often with little notice. Police and security forces have instituted a brutal crackdown on pro-democracy or anti-regime demonstrations, including the use of tear gas, pepper spray, and rubber bullets against participants, which occasionally devolve into looting and vandalism.
Colombian terrorist groups operate in Venezuela’s border areas with Colombia, Brazil, and Guyana. ..."
Snippet of Article: "...Former President Donald Trump accused Venezuela and other countries of emptying their prisons and mental institutions and foisting their gang members onto the United States. The presumptive 2024 GOP presidential nominee sat down with West Michigan Live with Justin Barclay on Monday to talk about "Biden migrant crime" and promised to deliver the "largest deportation in history" if he is returned to the White House in November. "Now they're coming in, they're pouring in, the criminals from jails and from mental institutions, and terrorists, by the way, and at levels that no country has ever seen before," Trump said. "It's insane what they're doing. Insane."..."
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